Big Brother & the Holding Company
Rock band from San Francisco, CA · formed 1965
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 29
- Last show
- None on record
About
Big Brother & the Holding Company is a band from San Francisco, CA, formed in 1965, tagged acid rock, blues, blues rock by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- Big Brother and the Holding Company formed in 1965 — Wikipedia
- Big Brother and the Holding Company is from San Francisco , California — Wikipedia
- Big Brother and the Holding Company has 6 members: Peter Albin, Dave Getz, Tom Finch, Darby Gould, David Aguilar, Kate Russo Thompson — Wikipedia
- Big Brother and the Holding Company plays Psychedelic rock [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
- Big Brother and the Holding Company plays acid rock [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
- Big Brother and the Holding Company plays blues rock [ 3 ] — Wikipedia
- Big Brother And The Holding Company has 21427 listeners on Last.fm — Big Brother And The Holding Company on Last.fm
- Big Brother and the Holding Company has 7 followers on Genius — Big Brother and the Holding Company on Genius
- Big Brother & the Holding Company formed in 1965 — MusicBrainz
- Big Brother & the Holding Company is based in San Francisco — MusicBrainz
- Peter Albin: member — MusicBrainz
- Sam Andrew: member — MusicBrainz
- Dave Getz: member — MusicBrainz
- Darby Gould: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- James Gurley: member — MusicBrainz
- Janis Joplin: lead vocals (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Tom Finch: guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Nick Gravenites: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Big Brother & the Holding Company has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1967–2024 — MusicBrainz
- Big Brother & The Holding Company has 795489 listeners on Last.fm — Big Brother & The Holding Company on Last.fm
- Big Brother & The Holding Company has released 10 recordings between 2007 and 2024 — Big Brother & The Holding Company on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): California, USA — Big Brother & The Holding Company on TheAudioDB
- Formed 1965 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
- Origin: San Francisco (Wikidata) — Wikidata
- Genres per Wikidata: hard rock, psychedelic rock — Wikidata
- Members per Wikidata: Janis Joplin — Wikidata
- Labels per Wikidata: Columbia Records — Wikidata
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
29 releases, 1967–2024Live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit
2024 · Album
Live At The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, March 2, 1968
2024
Combination Of The Two (Live At The Monterey International Pop Festival)
2021
Supper On River Rhine
2019
Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills
2018
It Crawled Out Of The Vaults Of KSAN 1966-1968 - Volume 3: Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1967 & 68
2017
Joseph's Coat
2016 · Compilation
Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968
2012
Ball & Chain
2010 · Compilation
Ball & Chain
2009
Be A Brother / How Hard It Is
2008
The Lost Tapes
2008
Live In Germany!
2007
Live in San Francisco, 1966
2002 · Album
Can't Go Home Again
2001 · Compilation
Do What You Love
1998 · Album
Live at Winterland ’68
1998 · Album
Janis Joplin
1991 · Compilation
Live USA
1990 · Album
Cheaper Thrills
1983 · Album
Be a Brother
1970 · Album
How Hard It Is
1970 · Album
1968-06-14: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA
1968 · Album
Cheap Thrills
1968 · Album
Coo Coo / The Last Time
1968 · Single
Piece Of My Heart / Turtle Blues
1968 · Single
Big Brother & The Holding Company
1967 · Album
Light Is Faster Than Sound
1967 · Single
1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA
Album
Lineup
- Peter Albin
- Sam Andrew
- Dave Getz
- Darby Gould · lead vocals
- James Gurley
Former
- Janis Joplin · lead vocals
- Tom Finch · guitar
- Nick Gravenites
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| Big Brother And The Holding Company on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Big Brother and the Holding Company on Genius | Artist facts |
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Big Brother & The Holding Company on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Big Brother & The Holding Company on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Big Brother & The Holding Company on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| Wikidata | Artist facts, Photos |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Spotify | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.